Rail lock



April 3, 19211 1,665,115

F. J. SCHROEDER 5 RAIL LOCK Filed Oct. 14. 1927 a? f f1,

Patented Apr. 3, 1928. l 1

UNITED STATES FRANK J. SCHIROEDER, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL LOCK.

Application led October 14, 1927. Serial No. 226,152.

This invention relates to anti-creeping de'- vices designed for use in connect-ion with railway rails.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will be free of bolts and nuts, novel means being provided for clamping the ldevice on a railway rail at a point adjacent to a tie so that the device will abut the tie.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a. device of this character which may be secured by hitting the device with a sledge hammer' or the like to cause the device to be securely held in position by the resiliency of the metal of which the device is formed.

1With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the 'description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the-invention.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a rail equipped with an anti-Creeper constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmental elevational view of a rail showing the anticreeper as secured thereto.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 o-f Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character R designates a railway rail, to which the anti-Creeper forming the subject matter of this invention is secured.

The antiecreeper includes a body portion indicated generally by the numeral 5 which has inwardly extended end portions 6 designed to rest under the rail to which the device is secured, the body portion being also provided with an upstan'ding inwardly disposed iange 7 adapted to overlie a portion of the base of the rail in a manner as shown by Figure 1.

Formed in the body portion 5 is an elongated opening 10 and a lateral opening 11 that communicates with the opening 10, there being provided a projection 12 adjacent to the openings 10 and 11, for pure poses to be hereinafter more fully described.

Depressione 13 and 14 are formed in the body portion above the openings 10 and 11, the depression 13 being deeper than the depression 14. so that when the upstanding end 15 of the securing member 16 is being positioned, the upstanding end portion may be received within the depression 13 and held until the` same is finally moved to a locking position within the depression 14.

Formed integral with one end of the securing member 16 is a hook 17 that hooks over one edge of the base o-f the rail to which the device is secured, it being understood that one of the end portions 6 is moved into close engagement with a. railway tie on which the rail is positioned. When the device is positioned on a rail, and the securing member 16 is in a position as shown by Fig? ure 2 of the drawing, the upstanding portion 15 thereof is struck with a Sledge hammer or other suitable instrument, and caused to move to engage within the depression 111-.

It will be seen that should the securing member 16 for any reason become loose, and drop down, it will be held to the rail by the action of the projection 12 and prevented from moving laterally.

I claim:

1. An anti-Creeper for railway rails including a body portion having inwardly disposed end portions fitted under the rail and having an upstanding flange overlying the upper edge o-f the rail, said body portion having an opening, a securing member having a hook at one end hooked over the base of the rail and having an upstanding end portion extended through the opening of the body portion, and depressions in the body port-ion to receive the upstanding end of the securing member.

2. An anti-Creeper for railway rails including a body portion having parallel ends extended inwardly to fit under a rail, said body portion having openings, said body portion having depressions above the openings, the depressions being of various depths, a securing member including a rod having a hook formed at one end to be hooked over the rail, and having an upstanding end extending through one of the open ings and resting in the depression thereabove, and said upstanding end adapted to be moved laterally to Contact with the adjacent depression to lock the securing member to the rail.

3. An anti-Creeper for Vrailway rails including a body portion fitted over a ange lll) t of the buse of e rail, Said body portion hawing openings formed therein, 21- projeoton formed betweenthe openings, a securing member tted under the rail, and having a hook portion hooked over the base of the mil, the opposite end of the Securing mem ber extending through one of the openings my own, I have hereto axed my and adapted to be forced laterally into the adjacent opening, and seid projection adapt` ed to prevent lateral movement of the securing member.

In testimony that I` olai 1n the foregoing as sw'nature.

FRANK J. sormonn. 

